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[-] red_bull_of_juarez@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 3 weeks ago

It crams the most boxes into the given square. If you take the seven angled boxes out and put them back in an orderly fashion, I think you can fit six of them. The last one won't fit. If you angle them, this is apparently the best solution.

What I wonder is if this has any practical applications.

[-] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 8 points 3 weeks ago

yeah it vindicates my approach of packing stuff via just throwing it in there. no I'm not lazy and disorderly, this is optimal cargo space usage

[-] fox@hexbear.net 5 points 3 weeks ago

There's very likely applications in algorithms that try to maximize resource usage while minimizing cost

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